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R
801ENT1FIC.
Paris Astronomical Museum.-Conald
orable progress has been made with the
new ineuseum now forming at the Paris
Ovservatory, Among other objects
of historic interest; it will cont ain a
pair of Mercator's globes, dating from
the middle of the sixteenth century.
That figuring the earth Is the first on
which meridians of longitude and par
allels of latitude were laid diown. The
groat equat orial lakes of Africa, It
is reported, are all to be found upon It.
The glass cases contain the first porta
blo lneridan circle constructed on Ad
miral Mouchez's plan ;the pendulums of
lnvaroible dimension employed by the
Cajptais Fraissinet and Dueperre in
tleirt voyages around the world, for the
determination of the absolute valno of
intensity of the centripetal force and of
gravity at different poinits of the earth's
surface ; and the apparatua used by M.
Cornu, of the Institute, with a view to
determnine the velocity of light from ob
servations made between the Observa
tor and the Towor of Montihery.
Another glass case, adds the Journal( des
.Lebats, contains the standarit metre of
the First, Republic ; the tolse used 1738
in Peiru for measuring a degree at the
equator ; the toise tsed in Lapland some
shortthe afterward for measuring tile
poplar degree, and the plantinnut kilo
grammne made by the Republican Coin
'Nission of Weights and Measures.
Fresnel's let, the 1lrst ever graduated,
is asio deposited In tile new museumn,
and tile object glass (-I L e great astro
1101ner Cassaini, which hie used In sue
ces Ivel7 determining ,Lbe existence of
Jupiter a satellItes, Saturn's double
ring, tile abnormal 1latneas of Jupitor's
poles, and the vast velocity of ils rota
Lion, as well as that of Mars. Il
another of the cases are to be scen the
doubly refracting prismns with the help
of which Arnero menwliroi the diameter
of th a great planetsNept ine excepted.
A neto pigment photographic process,
which is especially adapted to solar eii
largements, is pulblished by the Associ
ation Belge (o I'll'otographic, the plan
being to (issolve waix Iln beizine'
charge a small (uanILy of COttonl with
tile solution, alIu apply the latter to a
light piece of plato glass. After this,
t1he plate Is provided with a coatting of
collodion or varnish, and Iimersed In
water for thirty minulttes. It is then
taken out and laid flat on the table
where it Is coated with a mixture con
slsting a colored piglennt, gelatille ald
bichromate of patassium, which, hay
Ing become firim, tile plate Is allowed to
dry in the dark. il addition to this,
pignent pal)er 18 taken),sensitised in the
usual manller by dippi ig ill a4 Solution
of bichromlate of pottassiulm, placed
t1)on tile collodionizedI surfrace of tile
plat-preiousy aoistened %%Ith water
-rutbbes down iln order to obiaili per
let, adlesll il, alld fin aly left to dry.
The plate is then expose:! In Ohe Solar
eanerl-enlla 11rging-apparatu-by al
lowing tile picture rays to acr, through
tile plate, 1pon1 the f1ilm treateil with
bleh roiate. The exposure is regulated
by the asstitance of tile photoneter.
'l'lic plate In subsequentlv iinierted in
warml'll Water of t-,rty degrees, after
wMhilh tile lJI.cr is detached. aid tile
picture developed Iln tile usuil wity, It
j., now fixed, ani a1 pulce of' w% hite gela
tine Is flualy ailixed to the plicture by
mneans of tile roller ; and, wheni this has
become perfectly dry, the picture is
detached.
.4 Proceas of Nickel Plating, in tile
wet.Way, withott tihe use ' - t teries,
hals just been devised, an~d 1a sidt to gIve
gooti results. To a dilute solilon of
chloride of zine--lyve to teln per cen.
(lnoughl nickel su lphate is adell to 11m
parllt a deelde*dhy gr~en color to It, aned
lie sol utloll Is then'l healted~to boilling ll
a porcelain vessel ; the clou~ding or tile
liqutid, from a sep~araltion of a basic zine
salt, is n10 dra'Jw back, as8 it does not, Ill
terfere with effectivenes~s of tile bath --
'Thle articles to be nickel coated, beling
lirs't carefullly cleaned of oxide or
grease, are sulspenlded in tile solution
l'romi tirty to sixty mliinutes, the bathl
bein~g kept, at a bollng temlperature.
Whlen tile articles are found to hlave be
collne unliformly coated, thecy are re
mloved. waishe~d ini wa'ter iln wihich thlere
Is a little chalk iln SOtlon, thenl (dried,
and( ilnally broughlt to a polish with
chal1k or other aulltable material. By a
substitution of a cobalt salt ill place of
tile nickel, articles may be sillullarly
coated withl cobalt.
Mfachline belting is now, mnatie iln a
Calliornlia factory from1 tile enltralis of
a shleep. A thlree-forthl inchi rope of
tis mauteriail will bear a striln of se3ven
tolns, it Is said to be mnuch more dur
able than hemlp.
A Strange g.
Mr. Hunilt, residIng In Virginia City,
Nevada, recently found a queer bug inl
hIs yard. It is abotut tile size of a
quarter of a dollar, and Its peculiarity
is thlat while it Is shlaped much like a
turtle, It walks on only hlalf of its legs
at a time. It hlas six legs, three 0on a
sIde. When it walks it balances itself
on Its edge and moves along at a good
pace onl three legs. A fter walking tis
way about a inutte It flops over and
w alks onl the othler thlree legs. Some
timesC it walks on Its two forelegs, like
a man ill a circus walking on Is hlands.
Mr. Hutnt aeserts thlat the bug canl exe
cute a hIandsprinlg, eithler back ward or
forward, but wilie It w as Ill tis offie
It did not essay a feat so difilcult. Its
back isa deep blue, spotted with gold,
and its belly Is striped with red. W~hen
the bug walks on its forelegs it reminds
one0 of a circus acrobat in spangles; of
many colors. Whille Mr. H u~nt was ex..
lIlbitlig his bug, Capt. Sam, tile Plute
chief, came inI withl ChIarley of Bilver
City. Sam remarked, withI a smile of
superior knowledge:i "Circus bug,
you bet!"' Thle Pltute stretched a string
between two tables, and the bug walk
ed the tight-rope on edge, and then
Ilung down from it by his hlind feet.
The Plutes venerate the insect, anld say
that when it appears In the fall with
gold marks on its back it means plenty.
Black spots signify death and white
spots famine. Aside from the absurd
superstitiodts the bug is certainly a
wounderful thing, and its antles vastly
amusing,
There is Health Ahead
Por cheerless 'dyspeptics who will use iTostet,~
ter's Stomach Iiittetd which will enabtle them
to digest, restore their appetItes, ateady their
nerves and drive away the bhitee. -It with such
a prospet thei'e are any of them who negleo
to profi$hf the above iu ges tool, why they
deserve otihat is al. et them ask
any on asue tePitters if it is not a
~tne, and if they receive a truthful
{Iwibe an affirmnativ. Dl ousness,
ioblsea debility, 'rileumsa , -ate all
erdby tis-hIghly eseemd an~d fro.
,ahsauctioned sea lwhich has also,
an~d o3p , aqnd1 i
Ihittent s ,n efooct uponci
~.!* be relled
n o a oallativ
AGR[CULTURE.
TAKE OFF TIE CHECK-REIN.-When
the check-rein is drawn so as to derange
the natural incline of the head, It caus
es a stiffness oi the neck and a pressure
of the cervical a.nd dorsal vertebra,
changes the natural position of the
windpipe, and interferes with free re
spiration. Tihe neck being raised curves
the vertebra of the back, making it hol
low, which has the tendency to draw
the hind legs forward under the body,
or thurat the body backward upon them.
This deprives him of the power of ex
tending himself. Because, by chang
ing the natural carri-ige of ths horse,
you cause a greater demand upon his
strength for the reslatance against na
tural motion, and the action will be
diwellhig and elow. The shoulders be
ing inclined out of position throws the
suLppoi ol' the firoit legs, cramps the
withlers, which divides Lite tre move
ment of each leg, Ilid impairs the free
doin and suppleness of his IfOlLt notion ;
for, as the t rent legs are kept sti1'.40 is
the spring dimnl shed, which is the es
sence of freenct ion, and in proportion as
theweight on the iront. legs is interfered
with by over extension In tile froti, so
does contraction of the atIpnCiory and
lateral ligaments the flexor muscles and
back teniuons take place. Thikis the pro
111c cause of the knuckling overthe 1 as
terns and priiging of the knees. Be
sides, as undue bearing is being brought
on the lumbar vertebra), serious stralin
is produickA ol the loins aid rear parts,
and disordered state of these imeibers
is thu ecnsequence. llence come lum
basto, vertigo, rpinal ningiuis, and
other dIseases c the Spine, Lt. say noth
ing of the contracted heels, navicilar
jolit dlsease and leg disorders. Moro
over, the I ad being draw n up in a con
strained postioni, not only the neck Is
stif'ened, but the niuscies of the eyes
likewise retract, alter t-he focius of' the
sight, strain the optic nerve, atid as it
were, force Ehe eyes from their sockets.
and sometimes so distorl them as to
prevent the closing of the i'ls, 1n this
manner the poor creature is sometimesa
Jeft for hours exposed to the dazziiig
rays of tle hot stil, the least conse- I
quence of which mttt be intlaminmaion
of tle cornea anl the lens itself. Do
we wonder then at the nmbei of weak
eyed, moon-eyed aid blind lor:es?
Only reflect, good ChristIans, for one
moinent what an instriient of tortire
we have invented, and what a sin we
daily commit by this heartretnding pun
ishrment of our most submissive, faith- t
ftul and noblest tf servants.
Ons loors.-Carefui farmers for V
years have i oidled, as inich as possible, I
cutting the roots cori at the lastI
1l)low i ng. The etlee s of' uch root
pruningr have be-en seeil [lie lsine day e
ill th e0 inig o1 :he itai and with
eritig of vie corn Aud liually conitend v
the anounlit a.tii quahI tiy is serioulsly inl- s
juiret w 'hyie plew v-tting and tearing ')
the Ioot... i.d farmer have beei in
jurilg tor a plow which will better
th row the soil to the corn, cut the weeds ti
but at thei mne time not reach the roots. e
list I here are some mena who are ex- e
tremely wise, unml prefer exploding all 1
tle hIeRished 11tions of le past id .i
present. M'. !ttlrdevanit, a n1oted agri- p
euitural critic, has made a new discov- f
ery in ctiltivating corn andi he urges s
his theory on the world In energy of t
pire iiglishi. It. a well written ar- s
tiele in the Country GenthnIkga lie states
his positious, ats well as the restilt of'
his experimnts, which are wel w ..or
thy of notice, as well as I urthier demon
straion,. lie says lie lhanted grains of
corn ii bottles o~f water, and i flow
eri p)ot9, ettiting the iroots till' as5 they
appearel'td, and observinig tile results
wV ih a iieroseope. lin ev'ei y case, L
breaking the coots oil' catused a great i
iiiuhtipliicatin of alaler roots aind i
s ilgioles to appear, thle area of which
was sev'eratl hundred per cenit. greater t
tan thait of origiinal r'oots, andi~ whose e
pocwers of absorptIon and assimilation a
were'J increaised ini prlop)ortioni. Carry
ing his~ practice ito the flid, Mr.
Sturdevait declares that by repeatedly
cultivating upi the soil close upl to the a
cornl or miaize lan~its, going over the
ttrsinid it this way att least onice a week
tintil the tassel appeared, lie had, it e
several i nstanices, lulerentsed the lnmberl
of Cars tuponi a single stock to twenty
two aiid twenit'y-thiree, mnuch larger
and containing a greater number of
grains of corni to the ear than tile usu
al average. Th'ie yild is so excessive
its to very propetriy excite doubts
amiong old corn growers.
Cr''itY THlE ilonsr. --'Cleanliness I
is next to godliiness,'' the old1 law says;
anid because sonic horses, atfter a day1's a
woirk ill the field or on the f'arm, are I
turiled out to seek a resting piace iii e
the pasture, is no0 reason why theyt
should not be kept cleian. Cleanliness
adds(1 to health, and they, one and all,
ouight to be thoroughly eleanled dhaily,
no0 matter whiethier they atre turned out,
or in. Rubbing with the curryeomib
or brtush circulates the blood and1( makes
healthy p~erspiratin; and~ no0 horse
wi carry a line coat withot, it. 'The
f armor will see the necesit~y of having
lisa horse waishled and curried every
mlornling before breakfast, w~hen I tell
him11 that It will increase the silrits of
the anlimial, and in fitting himt for his
(lay's work ; and when lie is brotigiit
home at night, wet throtugh, coveredl
with mid, iand generally tilthy after a
haird (lay's work, in bad wveather, the
mani who does not see that horse cleaii
ed oft' and nmade comfortable, is not fit
to belong to the socIety for the pre-t
vcintlon of ertielty to animals.
KEEPING GRAP~s FRxsu.-Tfake a
wooden box ; put in a layer or cotton
battIng; then a layer or grapes (do not
let them touich one another); then ani-a
other layer, and so on, ttntIl full. Keep I
them as cool as possible and not freeze
them dhip the end of the stem~ illnmelted
beeswax as soon as picked.
I
eight monlths: Pack thiem ina a good
cool place, small end down in kegs or
boxes filled with finely powdered dried a
earth, or common ro~td dutst, or siftied C
coal ashes. These settle between the I
eggs, keep them from access to the air
and prevent evaporatIon of the white
or spoiling the yolk,
TIOUSASD, wi bar testimnoin (and do it vohun
taily) thatt VlETIME Is the b, at medictai com-.
un1 . t ngd (ibthe t. erI 4 (hof ng
m. iyl oatin n ten eta the usyte de
Dt, td Ue a~ i4t, iteisrersn.n hv
ONE ExPERIENCE PROM5 MANmY.---.I i
had beeni sIck and miserable so ion g
and had caused my husband so mui
trouble and expense, no one seemned to
know what ailed me, that I -~ wscom~
lietely disheartened and discoura ed.
n this frame of mind I got a bott Aof
flop' Bitters aind -usedthin iehkbowvn.
to my family. I soon began to im- 1
Srove and gained so fast that my hus.
uid and family thought it strange and
happg.f"-The~ Mother. *
DOMESTIC.
Tim Nisw CURE yon NZURALGIA.
L'he Acadenie do Medicine authenti
:ateR the fact of a now cure for non
-algia. This Is the administration of
itimonleal stlphato of copper. lit one
ose a man aged thirty-two was suf
'oring t rom neuralgia of the fifth
ierve-tc-douloureux. Six teeth had
)een extracted in vain, and all the
1sual remedies exhausted. i1e then
.ried amumoniacal sulphate of cope r,
Imd was relleveti the first day, an on
he second slept atnd was pronounced
enred at the end of ten days. Those
ovho wish it can do so, the following
'ormula being taken from Thie London
ledical Record: Distilled water 100
ranmme8; syrup of orange-flower
)>r peppermint, 30 grammes; ammo
iae:tl sulphate of copper, 0.10 to 0.15
ettigrammes, to be tath an in the course
)f twenty-four hoirs, espelay dur
jig eating foo!. As mitch as 60 centi
rramines was given to one patient,
vitioit iII ei'eet ; but the above me
liit dose 1a recomtt e nded, which can
)e contietd for tel to fifteeni diys.
IIIDD I II UATS.--M1nany a babe gets a
ivrench fruIti loving hands that iinight.
t-cLoni nt for the suditeni attack of spas ins
:he uday after, or for hour of' fretfil,
iess that no coaxing seems to soothe
ad no medicne' uippears to reach.
Pallv [rom little ramibulitor'. while
ItI chiarge of iturzeH, thuagi the- leave
30 outi ward and visible sign in till- stiapwe
) i t, or briises, 11.1y h avi ill tel
;oIalu'tinlg worse by fair tlhaan e'tits 0or
>r ise woild have proven to be.
ases ve oceurred frequently where
uifnaits have hand talls of' wlich nurses
lave not t )ld, anI to matrks fromuit
vhiclt were visible to the eve. hIlt
vblh inade Ole clihii tna'eo'al
preiful for wietks, 1111111 eiinr vaiture ol
he spinae told its frightfil Story For
heir reasons anthers -anaotbe too iare
tulin aai iling their little onesatul look
ng after tihen personally, rathilr tha..
rastinag so iiitch it hired nulit rses. A
-hild is a terlktr Illiing, antad a iiart
vichlll lea ves uno sil fau zcar imay h aasvo
Hll tile foniiiditiona of an early iloath
ii fltre 'f'ormity,
GnAm: 1> 11.0 N . AInDwicus.-Grale
Inlel% as tlch t l!-tooked bamn as you
re likely to reutiire, flavor It with a
-ey litl yenneo and 'otie ntitineg.
1,4l out sine good pull paste very
liily, cut inio two perfectly even por
ionl, prick in one or two places, to
irevent it rising too highly, and bake
n a quick oven till of a golden brown.
'hen take it ouit, andl lot It stand till
00l, ihen Ppread a little fresh butter
ightly over tie whe. Tis should
lot be done till the paste is perfectly
ol . Now Spread the grated ham
venly over the paste, lay the Second
ivee of sAtun' paste over it, and, with at
ery iarp kntito, cut Into small-sized
nl w iches. This Is a charming sip.
er dish.
ArPP.irr-s, DlFICIENT.--A bad appe
te generally arlses from the disorder
tI stomach, aed is best improved by
xercise and)( the occaisioaill 1Se of sat
no purgatives. Chalybeates atnd hilt
3rs iIll also prove advatjtageous. A
iece of rhubarb chewed an hour be.
)re dinner Is employed by 8om3e per
:ts to create an appetite; others stick
wo or tnree ginger lozenges, or take a
mall glass of bitters, for the same pur
one. One or two four-graIn compound
loespills of the London pharmacopmua,
iIen3 in tihe maidlle of' thle niorning,
ave b)een str'ongiy recommnended, un..
LAMP' CEMENT.-Where the tOp8 of'
ampiJs 1have become loosenled, It is not
an easy job to mnend them, and many
aveC beet1 disappolrated in aittemtitjtng
n) coinenL'tt thteml by the use0 of Plans
er of P'ari'. It is said that by boIlIng
bre ICC irts of r'osin wih one part o'
austie soan atnd five p:ilrts 0of watter,
mi milxing withl one-half 1Its weight of'
lastet of P'aris, ne will make cemntt
'hleht Is taut permeable by p~etr'O
sumn. It sets firmly in a short time,
13( Is tnot a good conductor.
A CAN'Any BInn wIrn A8TuMA.--T'o
tire a cannary bird of the asthma, you
hould hold h333 imnmy 11n tihe hand
nd( let hiam inhale chloroform uti~l
tupelld; when hie conmes out of the
tuplor' he wIll be found to be entirely
urtedt this should be done in the
alornintg before the bird Is fed. The
isease Is causedC~ by Imlputre air.
KiszEs Oji IDuoi CAKES.-OneO citpof
mutter', t wvo cutps 01' sugar, three
outrths cuap of wvater, one-hair tea
poonit of soda, two eggs, four and3( a
alf 03r five cups of flour; drop thnm
nt a tin, and1( put a lumpni of sutgar ini
lhe cenltre of' each.
T1o eure sore throat, wvrap flannel
rountd tihe tlhroat, -keep out of dratughts
nil sudden chntges of atmosphlere,
uad every hialf hour take a pinch of'
laloride of' potash, place it on the
ongute and allowv It to dissolve In the
south.
T1o keep tihe hlandis soft, mix honey,
Imonid meal and -oil into paste; 1tse
foer washing with soap. Castleo soap
s best for use, as it il eure a cut or
eratchied and1( preyents any Spot.
FOR n 11333amma3tory rheumllatismn take
tl ounce of pitilverlzud saltpetre, pt
it half ani OUnce of sweet oil, bathe
lhe parts af'ected, and a sound cure
sill speedily be affected.
A GooD wash for' the teeth ia made
y putting equal parts of borax and
amphor)101 guin into a bottle of water
nd letting it standl for a short time
efore using.
JILEEDING of ai wound In 311an or
east cani be stopped by a mixture of
sheat flour anti common salt, in equal
arts, bound on .'ithi a .cloth,
TFuosE- wvho have 'hard ~Alous
pots on the hands ean rid themselves
f them by holding tihe spots ,over tihe
rindistone for a mnoment or two.
THEu price 'Otljoap Is raspidlly advapc
3ng. A 'year s -supiply: of DoBNS'
CLECTnIG bought now at old price (vill
e avery judilcou spu rchase.
FOR Catrhl .dn'd -''ratfsordiers.
BDroton'. Bronchfta* Trochaee" are re
owned and tmarvellously efectiye,
:lying immediate relief in all cases.
~ re PIf remeynAN &tESje8 the
r ut tr i
ren la reta
tonl tanllng-of
)rtain.of
HUJMOROUS.
SnoT IN A TERRITORY.-A forty
niner front the upper part of the coun
try, who had so much forty-rod aboard
that lie was oblivious to the customs
of evilized society, dropped Into a sa
loon In a town, in Nevada, the other
day, and by, way of diversion pulled
out his revolver and sent a bullet
crashing Into the wood-box. A pence
ofieer, who by some unaccountable
means happened to be In the vicinity,
heard the report, and peering through
the screen to see that thero was no dain
ger inside, entered the door and went
up to Hallelujah Jack, who stood there
carelessly toying with the weapon lie
had just lire 1.
"Come. Jack, put her away and don't
hang around here any more," said Mr.
Policeman.
"hVly not?" tersely querle.? t0he plo
neer.
"Becau'e it's aganst the law to
shoot so cussed proniseuously in any
State, and esceelally in California.
Jack staggered across the barroom to
where a large atlas hung on tie wall.
Ta king It down he pointed his toil
stained tingers to one of the numerous
divisions.
"'Taint's C.ali'ortuy ail't it ?'' he
anke.d.
"Ani' that's Arizony, an': it ?" he
coitnlliule, pointing a little (nirther to
the rigti,
liefore ayoune could prevet Ihe ment
i htllet plIngh In tc throngh the latter
portion of the map.
"I'm a law ahirl ig citizenl,, he ex
chtimed, al he backed illp into : corner
of' lim roon and hold his revolver
where tie ofileer could look down into
the barrel. "Yer tole mo not ter shoot
inl Californy, 'Ca itu o 't was a State anld
:gainst Ithe law s. So 1 thounght I'd
jest ShO t ill a teritory."
The oIll[ial was imimnediately eovine
ed that he l:d no groiuds for arrest.
Iux lut straw that breaks the back
of 3011 Inince iII tle Itpothlorary's
sthop af ter the polite phai maelst has
eareftiully put your three cents worth
if iiedieineui into a ten-cent bottle,
wrapped it up In two cents worth of
paper, tied It with a cent's worth of'
twine, and used up about live dollars
worth af your time, Is to have him
blght a siall lamp, and use i) llfteen
minutes more in sticking the parcel to.
R~ether with sealing wax. Then, having
in a half hour gradually goaded you
to frenay, he blandly says:-"Only
rorty eenta, sir."
A lno1wMAN was exhibiting in Gil
mer county, Georgia, a monkey that
had been taught to fire a plitol. The
showman hantded the monkey a pistol
il told hIm to "shoot the ugliest man
in the Crowd." Some miischlevous
boys had put shot In the pistol, and
when the monkey pieked out his man
rtid lined, the shot took effect and
slightly wounpded the -igly mn, who
took cut his knife, cut the monkey's
throat and whipped the showman.
The ugly man has been Indicted, and
his trial Is soon to come off.
9
A i.rrna boy having been at a chil
dret's party, lils papa. was told lie
chose the biggest girl to dance with so
asked 1im: "How old was she ?" lie
said ''1 wotuld not be so rude as to ask
her."
"Wimx the wlekets ease from
troubling and tihe weary are at rest,"
refers to the garden gate on a cold
night,. Thxen the loyers measure nioses
lby thne ruddy glare of the firet.
A oooD old negro was burned to a
crisp recently sonmuewhere downt in
Georgia. Thei text of the funeral ad
dress, oddly enough, was: '"Well
done, thou good and faithf'ul ser vant.'
l'T is no sign because a farmer is
growing sage that lie Is becoming
wise. Or, because a farmer makes good
thyme th'rt hie is a pedestrian.
"See here, Jones, why don't you
fened in your premilses?" "Oh, thieire
is nie needh of it, as long as my wIfe's
alwvays a-railing around the house is
there ?"
THEu best exeuse. for suide we ever
heard was of the fellow who said lie
wanted to get Into the next world
before all thme softu places were takeni
tip.
TnATr was a wise colored man who,
iin speaking of thme happiness of mar
riedipeople, said :-"D~at ar' 'ponds al
togedderlihow dey enjoy demnselves."
"TnIAT p~uts a different face on It,"'
saId the .swindler wheni be raised a
check from t wenty to t wo hundred dol
lars,
hxi said 1)e wanted her to be his
help-meet, and shie replied that she
could never be more thani assiater to
him.
IT is very easy for a man to breakfast
In bed If he will be satislled with a few
rolls and a turn-Over'.
A JOKE Is not s (durable as a church
bell. Alter it has been told a few
timos it is worn out.
lF a little stream Is a streamilet, Isn't
a lIttle team a team let-when it ii
hired?
Titose who have had their summer
loaf must' new~ earni their winter bread
No tuse trying, you can't make per
sonm's voice clear by straining it.
THE watch lacks self-rset;it is al
ways trying to run itself down.
TIER foliage Ils getting moad; that is
to say, it's on-It's sere..
derutand tt he tiier al ren te d iai o p hb
FEEBLEia LA DI1cs.-Tlhose languid, tire
somne sensatio~s, pausn$ yotu to feel
scarcely able to be- on your loot; -thho
coinstant drain that Is taking from you~r
system all Its elastielty - driving 'ine
blootn frotn your cheelks; that con
tinu$1 ~trpln upon your 'vital forces,
rende! nug y ou'irrltable and fr4tful,t can'
easilyth e emb&d by the usE obf thiaM
marvelous remedy, Hop Bitters. Irreg
uarties an d olytructioens. of yotar, sys
loem are rolleted ' at once, while 'the
special cause of periodical pain Is per
mlanon tly remgyeo4 Wil you .heed
.Wnuas there is a weakness of the Throat or
1r esta flng'in ~n g.'terali
atartdsa.Even where thoere is mio special
tend~feny.to Bronota or Pulmonary troublo a
severe cold, )qt ~tke care of itself, ofe
Plants the s a sose.ous oomplaint, uat to
De deelo0 y subsecz'ent indnsoretions. Take
eaeja care of your h~alth, therefore. from the
~c~tlest symptoms of a co h- of coldb
ntly resorting to D.aoea Eapettoran,
Swill soothe and strengthen the bronchia
tahayinammauan.. -nd cleanse tuem
Oousumuption Curod.
AN old physiclan, retired from prae
tice, having had placed in his hands by
an East 11:01a missionary tihe formula
of a simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure for Coan'
sumption, lroimlitas, Catarrh, Astima
and all Throat and Lung All'oetions,
also a positive and radical cure for Nor
vous )e-bility, and all Nervous Coin
plitints, after haviig tested its wonder
fill curative powers In t')Ousaln(ls of
cases, Pam felt It his duty to 4nake It
kinw to hi1 sufllridig follows. Aetu
ate.) by this mntilve and a desire to re
lieve human sullering. I will send free
of charge to all who desire It, this re
elpe, in German, French,or E6n1g:sh,
with full directions for preparing ani
using. Sent by mail by addressing
with stari anp iaminil-g tills paper, V. W.
SuEAa. L1.9 Pu'wers' fIlock, Rochester,
New York.
Tiennumoo.
Timlnblietoo is an A atb city in every
respect, built like all those li the .i
lerior. Wo know what tis Is- It is a
collection of ti mid-liouses, thatehed per
haps w ith giass or straw, with narrow
al le aid dark in dirty bait.umrs. It
has no0 wile ik I:itiii ants except tra n 11
slent travelers.'; the resildeints -1ne all
F'oulal n egrueii, It contins about
50,000 pelople, being larger, lie says,
timin Or.ai (winich is six Inlesoi around),
a ianaller tha . M\arr:le,.. It Is, 1it
lact, a t-ollvetioin of 'smal viillag.s, Ix
tending over a consldcrable ar-ea. Tfhe
pr'velit riler of tle ciiantry ik Siltain
Mahomiet-et-Heko, who resides it tie
capital. This Is a large townn of which
we have not before iard, called Ahmet
Ellal, situated about twelve leagues
north of' Timubictoo, and contains a po
puilation of about one huidred thou
s1and. The highway con nectiig these
two cities must be very pleasing and
picturesque, its it is linled ll the way
with villages and gardens. Timnbuctoo
is governed by a kuld, wio has full au
thorimy, and has under him a rigorous C
tax-collector. There seems Lo be no
spot in the world where a pilgrim can
S
escape taxes. It is situated 'n the midst
of a very rich country, and lies about
a mile north of the Niger, winleh there
tiows from tile west to tihe soutleast
and Is very broad, "! he0 n i tives call it
the "Nile,"'or in Arab. .1 JJor (the sea). u
[t overflows its bnks periodically, like
(te Nile, tine flood extending up to the
walls of tie town, and fertilizes the
land, and the laind which Is not so irr - s
gated is not cultivable. But with this
inuandation tine sol I is very fertile and 0
produces crops of sorgio, millet, rice, al
01
tomatoes, onions aund turnips ; indigo ~
grows wild. There are near 1-y forests I
of valuable timber, many cooanuit e
trees, and a guintree fromU which the
natives get oil for ll)uminat ion. Tlhe
river supplies finh in tiabindance, and
tine natives inavigate it by meanus of
pared barges and rafts constructed of
pieces of wood bound together with
cords. The Sultan has no regular army.
but everybody is a soldier on an nemer- \
gency ; tine fighting Is done with bows
aid arrows, only tihe chnief's carrying
gus, pistols and sabers. Th'le liveliest. -
trade is in slaves, which Is comndmucted
oni a very large scale. Salt is a valuable
import, a slave often b~emg exchanged
for a kilogrammine or two. Trade is
carried on by barter or by nieamns oi
strings of shells, the flat money of tine
coun try, and quite the green backer's
idleal. Th'ie carvans, wichn seem to
be largely cond~ucted by Jews fromn
Northn Africa, who cross tine Sahara,
bring Ian cotton aind linen goods, glass
triankets, anms (mostly of Eniglish muan
uniaeture), knives, needles, etc. ; sand y
carry out. rice, sorghno, mnillet, ostrich,
leathers, goIld dust, gian, ivory, lead
and coffee. To the inorthn of Tlnmbuctoo C
large quatities of ctamnels are reared,
amid on thne plains to thie southn the ria
ive tibes wyander about, a fter the fash
iron of tine Jiedouin Arabs, with herds
o1 sheep) and cattle.
Cow vs. Anlngator
A few days ago a man was looking
tonr his hogs necar one of the rivers in
Georgia whner, he heard a cow h~ellow
iing. Uponi going to the~ bank of the
river and looking on the opposite side
Ihe sawv, oan a sand bar, an alligator, a
cow and a young calf. Tine alligator
had the cow and c alf 'between itself aind
tihe river. He made a (dart for time calf,
whnen the cow- rushed between then.,
and a fearful light ensued. While this
was ranging time calf got nuto thnewoods
and faced about, bleating plaintively.
The alligator was not, mnore thnan seven.
feet long, aind struck at thne cow lurloup
ly with Its tall. Thne cow avoided as
many of these blowsa as possible, but yet
received quite a nutmber, one of' which
knocked her rolling over for about n
feet. The alligator rushed upon her
with oper, inoin, and tried to seize hner
by tine nose, but she ws lip in tinme 16.
catch it upon the morn under the thmtoat,.
and~ threw It over baokward, and beforb
it could get anotjer lick at her, or de
fend itself, sine wvas omn it again ; tossing
it hnigh into tihe aIr, it fell into tihe wa
ter with a splash, and dId not venture
to tine land again. TIhe cow, after rush
Ing around'1ooking for thne enemy, ra~n
to her calf and umde tracks t'nrough tine a'
woods for home, looking back occasion
ally to see If she was pursued.2
F'igures Don'& Lto.
SranyTA Union Co., Oregon,
May 30t'h, 1879.
Butter Improvement Co., Buffalo,
N. Y.:
rnra-Thie packageo f "BIutter 'Ma
ker" forwarded by you to W. W. Ross,
Etsq., of thnis plaice, ws hnanded over'
by him to me for trial, anid orders to
rep~ort inhe results to ypn, as.! have .$bo
manp~gement of this dhairy. .
I have tihe honor to.report that onie
gallen of sweet cream churnetd at 8 temn
perature of 55 deg, and. tregt,osl with
the tlutter Makbr Mddotkding to diroe
a tine goldon olorF ad'1fmr/m~way
texthnre, and of delicate fiaomr tidn'e?
ocdtpied in churning and gathering
thne butter, twennty.nifiutgs.
QO gfqllon of' .weet ereami, same lot.
ohunrneatitho'ua the powder, produbd'
four pounnd..of, butter severa~shaidqs
lighter lbn dol6r,'noft dorm of Wat in
textttre,:but nnoepqoentlble dif'dr6$1e
In hlavor? t timp oqoupeiyo ni,
at saine teinpel'ature as., , dy
Jive ninihutes, The J 'ne; -agi rain,
rioh, golden color, increased quatntity
fr'om the churnd.and kpithneki)the
butter, are greatly in tavor of tiing
yout >prepgIp, u& d:I ihave~sp esil~
Iy'int dmth pt bloEnferay,
Your obedient servant,
Gao. W. Easvasoor.
- Th.'
GU011AT Improvolijeits have recenti:
been tr.ade iII Cairbnliie, a teo'lorize
Oxtract of petroletlins. tie groat natura
hair renewer, atd now It Is absolutol,3
perfect a an exquiiteo and delight
fully perflmeiloti hailr (rossing -and Are
storer. Everybody I- delighted wILL
it. Hold by all drutggists.
IF yoU hlavo Wi'onged a nan don'
hesitate to go to lim and ask his for
givetosi,. . ttt sutpposing. ,Ite .Jkaj
threatened to flkoot.vou oi%.sight? G<
all the salite. Sobl6ety (1omanis tinI
Mac ri lco,
Ir You aro No-vnsm aai DopressJd, tal
flooflanid's German Bitters.
81,425.50 IProflts In 30 Damysj.
$10 in legitimate Stock 8peoulations in Wall
street pays immonso profits. Pamphlotm ox.
alining everything sont free. IFiArit & Co.,
Brokors, 1227 Broadway, N. Y.
HIexarl ' Totter Ointment will curo Sore
,yelida, Bore 1% ose. Barbor's Itch on the ao,
ir Grooor's Itoh on the hand.. It never fails.
V 9ents per box. sont by mall for CO otts.
Johnston, Holloway & Co.,
002 Arch St.,Phila, Pa
fiiaiEr.r8 retter Ointment will onro all
cabby or scaly diseases of the skilL
ATURE'S E.
TfiTIE
THE GaAT BLOOD PuRInr
WILL CURFIE
Bernfula, Serofulous 1nmer, Cancer,
Coaceronps Hm ner. Eryuoipeifen. Can.
Ster, NiMltith heassn. Finapa orflRa.
anor ass tha Face, Cough.. and
Unide, Ulcers, Bronachtais,
.1eurnilim, Inyrapepsia,
Itheuuastimsu,
Pains In the ide., 'onetIpation. Cos.
fivetemmN, sittu, Diassineps, Head.
ache, Nervoumness, 'mua ia tele
back, Fauitnems at tie htoam.
acl, Kidnsey Ontanpuuitate,
nemle Woarksemm asad
itaenerat jiebility.
This preparatlon is sclentinlo illy and obemi
raliv Cotbacti, anfi s s rungly COllCOntrated
som root., herbs a ad b irks, that its good of.
wt s are ua. alzo i inmediately iof-or com none.
ig to takio it.. Ther- 1- no .iloase f the uuman
rt em for which aho logotine can ol be usead
'it aperfect . faety, as it does not, coat in
niy me aillo colnpou ad. For oradleati .g the
ry.N em of tll impumrites o: the blood it has n)
[luali. 11 Ia4 ievor talled to eweot a cure, giv.
i1 tono an4 strasngt . to the sytstem dobilitated
disease. its wondertfu effe. upon the com
ints iiflmed are surpaising to all. Mauty have
en cured by teio Vegutlue th it have tried
any otner reme dies. t can well be called
THlE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER.
Dr. W. Ross Writes:
)ROFUIA, LIVER COMPLAINT. DvsPXPBIA, BtRUlt.
MATISM. WIAKNESs.
R. STEVNS, Boston:
I have twen practising med'ein, for 25 years,
id as a rtmedy far so ofuila. Liver Complaint,
ypopsla, hettmatlam, Weakne'ss, and ail dis.
ises of the blood. I hat o nev.r found its equal.
have soid Vegetine tor I years and have ne~er
M1 one bottle returned. I would heartily re
nnmend it to thvse in need of a bio .d purifier.
Dli. W. Iots. D1 uggist.
Sept. 18, 18;8. Wilton, Iowa.
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PHiEPARtID BY
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